GIS Courses

Advanced Monitoring And Evaluation For Development Results Course

This 2 weeks training is design to impact job oriented skills for monitoring and evaluation that are highly demanded in the development industry. After following this course you will be capable of designing and managing Monitoring and Evaluation Systems which meet the standards of donor agencies.It is aimed at providing an overview of monitoring and evaluation methods for development results with practical applications of tools and methods. This course will provide participants with M&E tools, techniques and resources needed for planning, organizing, and/or managing programs and projects. Through exercises and group work, participants will learn the links between results-based measurement, monitoring and program evaluation. Time will be allocated for practical exercises and informal question and answer sessions around common M&E problem areas. Participants will also be provided with additional Resources for further study and research in the M&E field.

DURATION

2 Weeks

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Learn how to select data collection strategies and get acquainted with key issues about measures such as credibility, reliability, validity and precision

Benefit from a hands-on-approach based on real life cases enabling you to immediately apply the knowledge shared throughout course

Work in groups together with professionals from around the world, in a multicultural and diverse environment

Gain insights on how multilateral agencies manage their operations

Get access to all the resources necessary to start your own training program on Monitoring & Evaluation

Build a Monitoring & Evaluation system throughout the course for a real project

This course targets Project Management Officials from NGO’s, National Statistics Offices, Education Researchers, Government ministries, National Institutes and Planning Ministries, Central banks, and University Researchers among others.

ICT tools for data collection, monitoring and evaluation in development programmes

ICT innovations: Mobile data collection

Using Mobile phones for data collection

Application

How can we use ICTs for qualitative M&E

Introduction to data analysis and interpretation

Introduction

Data analysis key concepts

Types of variables

Basic analysis

Summarizing data

Numerical summaries for discrete variables

Tables for dichotomous variables

Tables for categorical variables

Tables for ordinal variables

Graphs and charts for dichotomous and categorical variables

Graphs and charts for ordinal variables

Tabulations for summary statistics for continuous variables

Graphs and charts for continuous variables

Introduction to qualitative data analysis

Planning for qualitative data analysis

Reviewing the data

Organizing your data

Coding the data

Introduction to using a qualitative data analysis software (NVivo)

Quantitative data analysis using STATA/SPSS/EXCEL/R/PHYTHON

Planning for quantitative data analysis

Comparison of Data analysis packages

Basics for statistical analysis

Testing for normality of data

Choosing the correct statistical test

Tests Hypothesis testing

Confidence intervals

Hypothesis testing versus confidence intervals

Interpreting the data

GIS techniques for M&E of development programmes

What is GIS?

Geographic approaches to development

GIS advantages for M&E

Using GIS software and data

Data sources for development issues

GIS analysis and mapping techniques

Economic techniques

Introduction to Economic evaluation

Main methods of economic evaluation

Case study: cost effectiveness

Closure

MethodologyThis instructor led training course is delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.

Accreditation

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with a certificate of participation.

Training venue

The training is residential and will be held at the Livecode Technologies Training Centre in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

All participants will additionally cater for their, travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.

Accommodation

Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.

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Training fee

The course fee is KES 137,000.00 or USD 2000.00 exclusive of VAT. The course fees covers the course tuition, training materials, two (2) break refreshments, lunch and study visits. Participants will cater for their travel and accommodation costs.

Payment

Payment should be transferred to Livecode Technologies account through bank on or before the course starting date.

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Tailor- Made

This scheduled course can also be tailored for your organization. To find out how our tailor-made training can help your organization, contact our team through This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please Note: The program content shown here is for guidance purposes only. Our continuous course improvement process may lead to changes in topics and course structure.